Listen to the Music
A world of magical melodies - Press the Notes to Listen to a World of Music
by Mary Richards
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Pub Date 4 Oct 2022 | Archive Date 8 Nov 2022
Quarto Publishing Group – Wide Eyed Editions | Wide Eyed Editions
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Description
Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through the history of music!
Stopping off at 10 key chronologically organized moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of their musical masterpieces!
From 1600s England, where you can hear the harpsichord play Greensleeves, to 18th Century Munich, where you can hear Mozart’s piano sonata, to a classical Indian raga in 1700s Udaipur, to New York in the 1940s, where readers can press Charlie Parker’s saxophone to hear bebop Jazz, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again.
Each musician tells you about where they live, how their music was inspired, and what it means to them, teaching children about the origins of these most magical melodies.
A great playtime or bedtime read, complete with a soundtrack that tracks key moments in musical history, children will love to listen to the most beautiful and important, genre defining bars of music time and time again.
Stopping off at 10 key chronologically organized moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of their musical masterpieces!
From 1600s England, where you can hear the harpsichord play Greensleeves, to 18th Century Munich, where you can hear Mozart’s piano sonata, to a classical Indian raga in 1700s Udaipur, to New York in the 1940s, where readers can press Charlie Parker’s saxophone to hear bebop Jazz, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again.
Each musician tells you about where they live, how their music was inspired, and what it means to them, teaching children about the origins of these most magical melodies.
A great playtime or bedtime read, complete with a soundtrack that tracks key moments in musical history, children will love to listen to the most beautiful and important, genre defining bars of music time and time again.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780711274259 |
| PRICE | US$24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 24 |
Featured Reviews
Reading T, Reviewer
A treat for the eyes!
A very well done compilation of celebrating different cultures around the world regarding music! The writing is so beautiful and well versed. The reading age group will enjoy it very much.
It’s the illustrations that made me go crazy! It’s perfect! So magical!
Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group- Wide Eyed Editions, for the advance reading copy.
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